James Bond video games

James Bond video games first began development in 1982 with the ZX Spectrum text-based adventure game Shaken but Not Stirred. Since then there have been numerous games featuring Ian Fleming's British secret service agent, James Bond. Some have been based on the official films, others on Ian Fleming's novels, and there have even been some games based on original scripts created by the developer or publisher of the game.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, the games were somewhat successful, featuring a mixture of styles including side-scrolling action and text adventure. The popularity of the James Bond video-game series did not rise quickly, however, until 1997's iconic GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 which received very positive reviews[1] and sold over eight million copies.[2] Some games were cancelled, and never saw the light of day.

Web-based games

Young Bond

With the success of Charlie Higson's Young Bond spinoff, Several companies were hired to make Adobe Flash games to coincide with the releases of various entries in the series. Most were hosted on the official Young Bond website, but The Shadow War was an Alternate Reality game that required players to search for clues on the internet or in the books themselves.